CPUSA Mailbag
If the US were communist, would food and necessities be rationed out? If so, how much?
Hi, and thanks for writing in. The first thing to recognize is that food, housing, education, energy, and health care are already rationed under capitalism. Those necessities, which we consider...
Will there be a Central Committee when Socialism is established in the United States?
Hi Luca, Thanks for writing in. I want to start by making a distinction. A central committee (or its equivalent) is an organizational feature of a communist party, not necessarily...
What's all this about "white supremacy"? The battle is about class -- and there are plenty of white people in...
Hi, There are a lot of white people in the working class, but there are also a lot of people of color. The working class is not majority white. Working...
What is CPUSA's view on healthcare? Do you believe government should provide healthcare for all?
Hi, and thanks for writing in. We consider health care, including full reproductive and mental health services, a basic human right. We support anything that expands access to health care...
I have a marketable skill, which puts me miles ahead of the average worker, but below business owners/investors. Granted, for...
Hi Mike, Thanks for writing in. You raise a number of important points--about the status of investors, the difference between workers with and without specialized training, and compensation--but they all...